TASHEPHIA GREEN grew up in a single-parent household, where she was constantly reminded that education is the key to success. She was raised in an...

TASHEPHIA GREEN grew up in a single-parent household, where she was constantly reminded that education is the key to success. She was raised in an...

At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career...

At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career...

This story is featured in the September/October 2024 issue of ESSENCE. Skylar Marshai, 27, and Temitope Ibisanmi, 30, discovered home within each...

Amina,* 14, recalled the day when her world was shaken by violence in Kismayo, in Somalia’s Jubaland State. An explosion at her school in February...

Amina,* 14, recalled the day when her world was shaken by violence in Kismayo, in Somalia’s Jubaland State. An explosion at her school in February...

She noted that balancing her studies with her responsibilities at home was not easy task, but having the right information and support made a...

EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGIST Usha Ramlakhan has come a long way from her humble beginnings in Felicity, Chaguanas. Her father died when she was six and...

Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels